Stadium regulars at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo haven’t enjoyed many wins this season, with Venezia struggling in the 16th position. The guesting Como will believe to protect their higher league position in this one.
- Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Serie B
- Como have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Venezia and Como should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Venezia form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie B this season. Venezia have only managed 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo. Venezia have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Happy days for Venezia in their previous game, a fixture away at Ascoli (placed 13th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Sweet to taste a league win after five fixtures without one. A late climax in the match against Ascoli as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Carboni. Carboni, defender, was given a rating of 8.14/10 in that game, top of the team. Carboni scored one goal and won 9 of 15 duels.
In the match before that, Venezia hosted Brescia and drew the game 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Venezia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Venezia as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Venezia has won 2 of these, drawn 4 and lost 4.
Venezia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Como form and stats
There's been little loot from Como's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 15 away games in the Serie B. Como only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 8 draws. Como has built quite a streak of draws from their away games now, as four in a row has ended all square. Will this streak be broken in today's game?
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Como goalkeeper Alfred Benjamin Gomis is eager to challenge this, with his 424 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Como had fun at their own home (Stadio Pierluigi Penzo) last time out, beating Parma 2-0. Arrigoni and Cerri scored. Arrigoni got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, top player of the team. Arrigoni scored one goal and had 28 successful passes (of 29 total).
Before that, Como travelled to Benevento and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Como playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 3 Como wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 10 of this club's latest 12 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Como have conceded 21 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Como have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when facing Venezia.Venezia and Como have played each other already this season: Como - Venezia 1-0. The games between these sides have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 2 red cards from the last four encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Pohjanpalo 10 goals |   A. Cerri 7 goals |  P. Cutrone 6 goals |
Venezia missing players
Como missing players
| Venezia | Como | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 35 |
| 39 | 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 36 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 80% | 90% |
| 77% | 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 67% | 67% |
| 43% | 47% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | 30% |
| 13% | 13% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 27% | 23% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 60% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 47% | 43% |
| 13% | 13% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 33% | 33% |
| 30% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 5.7 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 13.1 | 13.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 25% | 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 25% | 27% |
| 14.5 | 14.7 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 14.3 | 14.5 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
- Como have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Venezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Serie B
- Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Serie B
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Frosinone | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 29 | 62 |
| 2 | Genoa | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 56 |
| 3 | Südtirol | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 51 |
| 4 | Bari 1908 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 50 |
| 5 | Pisa | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 45 |
| 6 | Cagliari | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 7 | Reggina | 29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Palermo | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Parma | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 41 |
| 10 | Como | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Ternana | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -7 | 39 |
| 12 | Modena | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 28 | -2 | 38 |
| 13 | Ascoli | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Cittadella | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 35 |
| 15 | Perugia | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 16 | Venezia | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 33 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -22 | 32 |
| 18 | Benevento | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 29 |
| 19 | SPAL | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 28 |
| 20 | Brescia | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -21 | 28 |
